Djokovic fights tears to reach quarters
TENNIS - Having found out about the death of his grandfather Vladimir only hours before, Novak Djokovic wasn't expected to play his third round Monte Carlo Rolex Masters tie vs Alex Dolgopolov. Yet play he did, conquering us all once more with a heart-rending display. Ubitennis Staff
Fed Cup Semis: The Roundup
TENNIS – Next weekend will see both Fed Cup World Group semifinals in the spotlight: the Sports Palace Megasport in Moscow will play host to Russia vs Serbia, whilst defending champions the Czech Republic will be opposed to three-time Fed Cup champions Italy at the CEZ Arena in Ostrava. Diego Sampaolo’s got the details
Nole and Rafa safely through
TENNIS – Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal made their debut in the tournament today. The world number 1 swept aside Andreas Seppi 6-1, 6-4 and the seven-time winner of the tournament Nadal defeated Jarko Nieminen 6-4 6-3. Paul Sassoon
Join the new TennisVirtualTour
TENNIS – The brand new TennisVirtualTour site is about to start on Monday with the Monte-Carlo Master 1000. Older players and newcomers will be able to monitor rankings and make their predictions online. Virtual Tour Staff
Dolgo gets his
Revenge
TENNIS – The match between Dolgopolov and Tomic was the most anticipated match of the day. The Ukrainian won 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 and will play Djokovic in the next round. Gilles Simon and Janko Tipsarevic also through. Paul Sassoon
Murray & Tsonga
Through to R2
TENNIS – Today the big guns start their tournament in Monte-Carlo. Troicki was swept away by Murray (6-0, 6-3). Tsonga defeated Kohlschreiber and Verdasco has another 3 set match against Dodig. Meanwhile Fognini, Bellucci and Kukushkin also qualify. Paul Sassoon
Brian Baker makes a comeback!
TENNIS – In 2002 Brian Baker had won the 2002 Orange Bowl and was considered to be one of the USA best young talents. After a seven year absence due to injuries, Baker made a comeback 9 months ago and is now 1 match away from qualifying to the Sarasota Challenger main draw. By Charles Bricker